* Figured in the plot of an episode of ''Series/BarneyMiller''. Unusual in that the participants seemed to be quite amicable towards each other.

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* Figured in the plot of an episode of ''Series/BarneyMiller''. Unusual in that the participants seemed to be quite amicable towards each other.other; it's a pair of elderly men who decide to play cards to see who will claim it.

* In ''VideoGame/WestOfLoathing'', the reward of a tontine is hidden [[spoiler:in a tree in (re)Boot Hill]]. The player profits from it, as all three of the members apparently died at the same time.

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* In ''VideoGame/WestOfLoathing'', while exploring the reward of (re)Boot Hill cemetery, you can learn about a tontine is hidden [[spoiler:in a tree in (re)Boot Hill]]. The player profits from it, as all established by three of the members who apparently all died at the same time.time, and as a result, the reward lies hidden somewhere. It's possible for the player to solve the puzzle and claim the treasure.

[[folder:Web Original]]* In WebAnimation/CampCamp, the Quartermaster apparently has one of these along with his "Quartersister" and two other unknown individuals. Or at least he ''did'' until it was whittled down to just him and one of the unknowns.[[/folder]]

* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'': A Colonel bequeathed his residence and one million dollars to be evenly split among five beneficiaries. Each beneficiary is required to spend one night at the residence [[OnOneCondition to be allowed to receive their share of the estate]]. The shares of those who fail will go to the beneficiaries who don't fail [[spoiler:The lawyers who informed the beneficiaries about the will try to get rid of them to get the money but they get caught and Scooby-Doo, as the only beneficiary who spent a night at the Colonel's home, inherits the whole estate. Unfortunately, the dollars are Confederate money]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'': A Colonel bequeathed his residence and one million dollars to be evenly split among five beneficiaries. Each beneficiary is required to spend one night at the residence [[OnOneCondition to be allowed to receive their share of the estate]]. The shares of those who fail will go to the beneficiaries who don't fail fail. [[spoiler:The lawyers who informed the beneficiaries about the will try to get rid of them to get the money but they get caught and Scooby-Doo, as the only beneficiary who spent a night at the Colonel's home, inherits the whole estate. Unfortunately, the dollars are Confederate money]].

* Similar to the'' Blackhawks'' example above, MarvelComics also has a WWII-era group who put aside a bottle of liquor as a tontine: the Young Allies. ComicBook/BuckyBarnes tracked down the other two survivors, and they have a laugh over it-- thanks to being cryogenically frozen over the years, Bucky is still in his mid-twenties and will obviously outlive them all. Bucky says he'd rather share the bottle with them now instead of drinking it when they're dead, so they each have a glass. Bucky finds himself the sole survivor very shortly afterward, and [[LibationForTheDead pours the rest of the drink]] out over a memorial to his friends.

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* Similar to the'' Blackhawks'' example above, MarvelComics also Creator/MarvelComics has a WWII-era group who put aside a bottle of liquor as a tontine: the Young Allies. ComicBook/BuckyBarnes tracked down the other two survivors, and they have a laugh over it-- thanks to being cryogenically frozen over the years, Bucky is still in his mid-twenties and will obviously outlive them all. Bucky says he'd rather share the bottle with them now instead of drinking it when they're dead, so they each have a glass. Bucky finds himself the sole survivor very shortly afterward, and [[LibationForTheDead pours the rest of the drink]] out over a memorial to his friends.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'', "The Double Deuce." When members of Wodehouse's old UsefulNotes/WorldWarI flying squad start dropping dead ([[spoiler:of perfectly natural causes that were played up as "dubious" by [[IfItBleedsItLeads desperate-for-sales newspapers]]]]), he suspects that it's because of the tontine they set up. Once word leaks out, Cheryl, Pam and Cyril think about starting an ISIS tontine, pointing out that the rest of their coworkers are either field agents that go on dangerous missions or work in parts of the building with NoOSHACompliance..

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'', "The Double Deuce." When members of Wodehouse's old UsefulNotes/WorldWarI flying squad start dropping dead ([[spoiler:of perfectly natural causes that were played up as "dubious" by [[IfItBleedsItLeads desperate-for-sales newspapers]]]]), he suspects that it's because of the tontine they set up. Once word leaks out, Cheryl, Pam and Cyril think about starting an ISIS tontine, pointing out that the rest of their coworkers are either field agents that go on dangerous missions or work in parts of the building with NoOSHACompliance..NoOSHACompliance. Cyril also acknowledges that Tontines are illegal, but it doesn't stop them.

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